Samuel shields



(No Model.)

s. SHIELDS. 170M000 PIPE.

Patehted May 16,1893

Wit M8666;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL SHIELDS, OE LONDON, ENGLAND.

TOBACCO-PIPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 497,351, dated May 16, 1893.

Application filed July 11, 1892. Serial No. 439,635. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: of the tube E, normally closes the hole in stem Be it known that I, SAMUEL SHIELDS, a subwhen the pipe is held horizontally as is usual ject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing in smoking; any pressure of breath on the outat London, England, have invented a certain side of the valve only tends'to close the valve 5 new and useful Improvement in Tobaccothe closer and so prevent the breath passing Pipes or Cigarette-Holders; and I do hereby into the/tobacco but the hinge and the lightdeclare the following to be a full and exact ness of the valve allow it to open inwardly description of the invention,which will enable by drawing air in through the tobacco for others skilled in the art to which it appertains smoking purposes. Instead of a metal valve [O to make and use the same. I may use an india-rubber onemade of a short This invention relates to a simple valve delength of india rubber tube G, having a bot- Vice fitted in the stem of a pipe to prevent tom H; this bottom is nearly cut off at J, so the breath passing directinto the tobacco, but as to leave only a small part K, to form a allows the air to be drawn through it for hinge which acts as a slight spring to nor- V 15 smoking purposes. mally hold the valve closed; in this arrange- To enable this invention to be properly unment the cut J, may be either straight, round derstood, Twill proceed to describe the same or at an angle, or I may use a combination of with aid of the accompanying drawings, in i'ndia-rubber and metal. It will be seen that which the valve chamber also acts as a drip cham- 20 Figure 1 illustrates a sectional view of a her to catch the nicotine, which maybe washed pipe fitted according to this invention with a out with hot water or sprayed with steam. I metal valve; Fig. 2 an enlarged partial'sec- Having now described my invention, what tional view of the valve part; Fig. 3 a dc I claim istached perspective view of the valve and part The combination with a pipe or cigarette 6o 2 5 carrying same; Fig. 4- a View of Fig. 2fitted holder formed'in two or more pieces, of abox with an india-rubber valve; and Fig. 5 a deor tube inclosing the ends of two of said tached perspective view of the india-rubber pieces and forming a valve chamber, and a valve. lifting valve fitted in the pipe stem or cigar- The mouth piece A, is fitted with a usual ette holder inclosed in said valve chamber, 0 piece of socket tubing B, which fits on to the and opening toward the mouth piece, subend of the stem 0, leaving a chamber D, be- *stantially as and for the purposes described. tween the ends of mouth piece and stem.

Fitted into the hole of thelatter is a short SAMUEL SHIELDS. length of tubing E, having the front formed 7 Witnesses: I 3 5 at an angle. Upon this is hinged a flap metal FREDERIO PRINCE,

valve F, which owing to the angle of the front WILLIAM MUIR. 

